Chapter 231 This Time It’s Blown Up
Under the gaze of all, the doctor's expression was stunned, his eyes wide open in surprise. "How, how could it be like this!"
"Doctor, what's wrong?" Elisa, seeing the doctor's demeanor, had a trace of solemnity on her face. "Did my friend experience any side effects after taking the Pill!"
After Elisa spoke, she stared fiercely at Ding Fan beside her. "Ding Fan, I tell you, if Harris encounters any accident, I absolutely will not let you off."
At this moment, Hu Jin's face also turned serious. The influence of Halley Company in the United States was simply too great. If something really happened to Harris, then it wouldn't just be Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory in trouble, even Qin's Group might suffer the consequences.
"An accident?" Ding Fan snorted coldly. "My Pill won't cause any accidents."
"It had better not cause any accidents, or else, I will make you suffer!" Elisa warned beside him.
"Stop shouting..." At this moment, the doctor checking on Harris slowly stood up.
Seeing the doctor stand up, Elisa hurried over. "Doctor, what exactly is wrong with my friend!"
All the reporters trained their cameras on the doctor at this moment. What the doctor was about to say would directly affect the outcome of the entire bet.
"Miss Harris has not had an accident... There's nothing wrong with the Pill, after Miss Harris took the Pill, her heart disease, it's all gone..."
"What? Are you saying that Harris' heart disease is completely cured?" Elisa asked in disbelief, her eyes wide open.
The scene suddenly fell silent.
"Based on the data from the machine, Miss Harris's heart is without a single problem, just like that of a strong young person... If we hadn't examined her before, I really wouldn't believe that she ever had heart disease!"
After hearing the doctor's words, Elisa almost doubted her ears, thinking she was hallucinating. Harris's heart disease was cured just like that after taking the Pill?!
Standing to the side, Hu Jin was like struck by lightning, utterly motionless.
Hu Jin had imagined the worst-case scenario, but she never thought that Ding Fan's Pill could actually cure heart disease.
"How is that possible? How could there be a miracle cure for heart disease in this world..." At this moment, Wang Enming, who had been waiting to scoff, stood up in disbelief.
"Yes, it's impossible. Our Halley Company couldn't even develop a special medicine for heart disease, how could you possibly do it!" Elisa shook her head, full of disbelief.
Ding Fan hummed lightly. "Just because your Halley Company can't develop it, does it mean that we definitely can't?"
Ding Fan was not one to argue for the sake of argument, but Elisa's sense of superiority from the moment she stepped in really annoyed him, as if just because they couldn't do it, nobody else could. That sense of being First-Class, Ding Fan found it very uncomfortable.
Elisa didn't waste words with Ding Fan at this point; she turned directly to the doctor. "Doctor, are you sure you didn't make a mistake, is Harris's heart disease really completely cured?"
The doctor nodded. "This machine, it's the latest imported, the most advanced color heart recorder in the world. There is absolutely no problem with this machine."
How could the most advanced color heart recorder possibly make a mistake? Now even if Elisa didn't want to admit it, the fact was right there in front of her. She had lost, and she had lost utterly.
"Referee, the situation is now very clear, it is time to announce the results," Ding Fan said to Wang Enming at this point.
Wang Enming had taken on the role of referee hoping to see Ding Fan humiliated, but to his surprise, Ding Fan's Pill actually could cure heart disease!
Wang Enming reluctantly nodded his head, then he stepped forward in front of everyone. He glanced at Elisa beside him.
"Miss Elisa, the result of the competition..."
At this moment, Elisa took a deep breath and then said to Wang Enming, "I concede..."
Whoosh...
The scene of Elisa conceding was completely captured by the reporters present. At the same time, someone began clapping, and finally, the whole conference room was drowned in applause.
Originally, everyone thought that Ding Fan was bound to lose, but no one expected that Ding Fan could actually win, that a single Pill could cure a heart disease that was so far incurable in the world.
For the medical field, this was simply a great breakthrough. With the improvement of human hearts, the lifespan of humans would also be significantly extended.
The many reporters felt that attending this press conference was incredibly meaningful; they had witnessed a groundbreaking event.
Amidst the applause, Hu Jin reconsidered Ding Fan anew.
Ding Fan had always seemed to Hu Jin to be muddling through life, and a bit of a lecher at that. But it was this very person who could produce a drug that would send the world into a frenzy, a drug that could cure heart disease. Although Hu Jin witnessed everything, she still found it hard to believe.
Thinking back to their previous interactions in Honggang City, Hu Jin found Ding Fan even more enigmatic. What was the true nature of this person?
The applause had just faded when Ding Fan walked up to Elisa.
"Now we need to talk about our bet…"
Elisa had previously looked down on everyone arrogantly, as if she was invincible. Now that she had lost, Ding Fan naturally wanted to teach her what it meant to be humble and cautious.
With an ugly expression, Elisa said, "Don't worry, I'll take responsibility for what I said. Tomorrow, I'll publish my apology in the major newspapers."
Now that defeat was certain, saying anything more was useless, so she simply and directly admitted it.
Ding Fan nodded. "Since that's the case, please go ahead and pay for the Pill Ultimate Edition now."
Elisa was startled. "The drug price?"
"Yes, the drug price. Did you think you could get medicine for free? We're not that close after all, so of course you have to pay for it," Ding Fan said.
At this moment, Elisa's complexion turned exceedingly sour. In her view, Ding Fan's request for the drug payment was just a pretext to humiliate them.
"Fine. How much is it? I'll pay!" Elisa clenched her teeth, then said to Ding Fan.
"One hundred thousand! And I mean in US dollars!" Ding Fan said with ease.
Good lord! One hundred thousand US dollars!
The crowd was in an uproar when they heard the sum Ding Fan mentioned. One small Pill was being sold for one hundred thousand! But after their surprise, they came to accept it, since it was a pill that could cure heart disease; indeed, one hundred thousand was not too much to ask for.
After her moment of shock, Elisa directly pulled out a checkbook and wrote a check for one hundred thousand.
"Mr. Ding, please remember today's event. As you people of Huaxia Country say, 'Paths may cross again'. We will meet again one day," she said.
Ding Fan took no offense as he accepted the check from Elisa's hand. "If you come to me to buy medicine, I welcome you with open arms!"
Elisa's face was very unpleasant. As the representative of Halley Company, the number one pharmaceutical enterprise in the world, she felt her dignity had been thoroughly lost today.
In Elisa's view, Huaxia Country's pharmaceutical industry comprised only insignificant enterprises that could not compare to the Halley Company. However, today she had made a bet with the manager of a minor pharmaceutical factory and lost. A so-called insignificant factory had developed a miracle cure for heart disease.
What was most crucial was that Ding Fan, in front of the media, had shown no respect for a major enterprise's representative, instead mocking her, which irked Elisa greatly.
After all, representatives from Halley Pharmaceutical Company were always the center of attention at any event. When had Elisa ever been neglected like this before?
However, even though Elisa was annoyed, she had no chance to retort. Now, the media's focus was all on Ding Fan, and anything she said would only make her look like a fool.
So, after giving Ding Fan the one hundred thousand-dollar check, Elisa turned and left the scene immediately!
Wang Enming seemed to deflate like a punctured ball at the moment. He had wanted to see Ding Fan embarrass himself, but in the end, it was Ding Fan who accidentally stole the spotlight.
Wang Enming was sulking when he saw Elisa turn to leave. After pondering for a moment, he directly followed her out.
After Elisa and Wang Enming left, the many journalists present began to throw out various questions, which quickly engulfed Ding Fan.
Hu Jin, who had experience in these matters, busied himself with getting all the reporters seated and then announced that the press conference was officially starting.
Although the press conference started an hour later than scheduled, the impact it had far exceeded expectations.
The journalists were extremely eager in their questioning, and the Pill Ultimate Edition instantly became the hottest topic.
Because the journalists were so interested in the Pill Ultimate Edition, Ding Fan gave some introduction about it.
First, the price of the Pill Ultimate Edition was one hundred thousand US dollars each.
Second, only five hundred Pills would be sold each year.
Regarding the sales quantity, Ding Fan had his calculations. Pearls were precious because they were rare. If pearls were everywhere, they would be worthless.
Furthermore, Ding Fan didn't have the time to waste on the Refinement of the Pill Ultimate Edition, so producing five hundred each year was his maximum capacity.
Hu Jin calculated the figures for Ding Fan on the side. One hundred thousand each for five hundred Pills would lead to a revenue of fifty million US dollars a year. Fifty million US dollars, equivalent to three hundred and fifty million Huaxia currency! With this money invested, Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory would be brought back to life.
Besides, with Ding Fan's performance at the press conference today, Hu Jin could foresee that Jiangyuan Pharmaceutical Factory was about to become a sensation!